malum cotonium

== Latin == === Alternative forms === mālum cotōneum, cotōneum, cotōnium, cydōnium === Etymology === Calque of Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion, literally “apple of Kydonia”), named after a town in Crete. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.ɫũː kɔˈtoː.ni.ũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaː.lum koˈtɔː.ni.um] === Noun === mālum cotōnium n (genitive mālī cotōniī); second declension the quince, fruit of the Cydonia ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter) with a second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== Italian: melocotogno Spanish: melocotón (“peach”)→? Catalan: melicotó, melocotó, melacotó→ English: melocoton→ Portuguese: melocotão → Albanian: mollaftua